Retrospective studies of effect of bioelectromagnetic devices on pain. Oral presentation International BioEM meeting, Dublin Ireland June 2005.

Method:
Patient records were obtained from 2 clinics in North America, the Bio-Medical Pain Center, Calgary Canada, and the Kiernan chiropractic and Kiernan Chiropractic Sports Injuries Center, in Rockway Park, New York. The criteria for entry into the study were, treatment for pain, pre and post pain scores recorded, and treatment with either EPRT BodiHealth device or PAPIMI device.

Results:
EPRT device treated primarily sholder, low back, and knee pain in 20 patients for an average of 7 treatments. The pain scores dropped from 7.85 pre treatments down to 2.0 post treatments. A mean drop of 5.85 in the pain score (p<0.0001). PAPIMI device treated primarily knee and sholder pain in 56 recorded patients for an average of 6.97 treatments. The pain scores dropping from 6.41 pre treatment down to 2.08 post treatment. A mean drop of 4.33 in the pain score (p<0.0001).

Conclusion:
The conclusion of the study indicated that both bio-electric devices provided significant reductions in the patients perception of pain, but that further more rigorous studies were needed.

Back Pain Study – not published Study carried out on 20 patients with acute and chronic low back pain in General Practice in Adelaide South Australia.

Method:
Patients treated on a tilt table with 30 degrees head down tilt providing gentle traction on the lower spine, and a one hour treatment using the BodiHealth device.

Results:
100% patients with acute low back pain with or without sciatica had a complete resolution of symptoms within 5 treatments.

Approximately 80% of patients with chronic back pain lasting greater that 2 years experienced an average of 70% reduction in pain by the 10th session.

Case History

63 year old man with chronic back pain since 1986

History:
Sciatica requiring laminectomy in 1984.
MVA sustaining back injury in 1986 undiagnosed until 1990 when ligament damage demonstrated.
Unable to work, depressed, poor sleep patterns.

Treatments included physiotherapy, spinal facet nerve blocks, acupuncture, attended pain clinic,
all with no relief.

Taking 100mg morphine daily orally to control pain, plus PRN IM pethidine for exacerbations. He had been taking morphine for a minimum of 10 years.

Treatment:
Started BodiHealth treatment in January 2005.
He had wraps to both feet and waist.
’A’ cycle followed by ‘3Z’ cycle for 2.5 hours.

First treatment: Presented walking bent head forward and had a ‘ruddy’ complexion. Craniosacral therapy; initially head was unable to reach the table, good response with occipital release and left holding head upright. “Felt better than he had in a long time”.

Second treatment: Getting some pain free days and sleeping well.

Third treatment: Some minor pain by the end of the day moving well but some stiffness. General wellbeing good, but having mood swings (grief response to loss of pain). Started reducing opiates and analgesic use.

Fifth treatment: Morphine dose dropped by half.

Seventh treatment: Off the Morphine. Was noticing other feelings in back. Stopped smoking 10 days prior. At present continuing on JAI with very occasional treatments on BodiHealth. Not taking any analgesia.